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3.0 Routine stove maintenance
3.1 External maintenance
The surface of the stove is painted with heat-resistant Senotherm paint. If the stove is used
too vigorously, the painted surface may take-on a greyish tinge. It is easily maintained by sim-
ply vacuuming the surface with a soft brush attachment and applying two light layers of paint.
Morsø stoves are painted using a Morsø Original Black (previously called Morsø dark grey)
or Morsø grey. The paint can be bought in a spray or a can.
3.2 Internal maintenance
Ceramic glass
If the stove is used and installed onto a ue with the correct draft, very little or no deposits
should appear on the ceramic glass. It is usual for soot deposits to appear during long slum-
bering res however, once the re has been re-established to a burn brightly, these deposits
will burn o.
If the glass window becomes thoroughly covered in soot due to faulty operation or poor
draft, the soot can be easily removed using, e.g. Morsø Glass Cleaner, but please ensure that
the glass is cold before cleaning. Avoid fuelling the stove with wood that is so long that it
presses against the glass when the door is closed.
Ceramic glass replacement
Ceramic glass cannot be recycled because it has a higher melting point that ordinary glass.
If ceramic glass is mixed with ordinary glass, the raw material is spoiled, and the reclaiming
process may be halted. Take care that the ovenproof glass does not end up among ordinary
recycled waste. That will be a great benet to the environment.
Note: Should be handed in to a recycling station as ceramic glass.
Internal cast-iron parts and/or wear components
The shaking grate, bae plate and other internal components that are in direct contact with
the re are all constituted as ‘wear’ components or consumables, as, they are exposed to
the most wear. When used properly, these parts will last for many years, but overly vigor-
ous use will naturally shorten the lifespan. The aforementioned parts are all easily replaced.
If the bae plate and the cleaning door are damaged and not replaced in time, the stove top
will be exposed to such high temperatures that it may be damaged. The cast iron bae plate
is replaced by dismantling the heat shields on the back on the stove. This allows free access
to the two bolts that hold the bae plate in place. Remove the two bolts, and you may now
take the bae plate out of the stove through the door.
When reassembling, take care that the bae plate is positioned correctly before tightening.
Note that no unauthorised alterations to the stove design should be undertaken, and al-
ways ensure that any replacement parts purchased must be Morsø original parts.
Reasons for sooty glass window:
- The fuel is too wet.
- The pieces of fuel are to big/uncut wood.
- The combustion temperature is too low.
- Too much air coming through the bottom grate.
- Poor chimney draft.
Reasons for overly rapid wear of internal parts
- Stove red too vigorously.
- Too much air coming through the bottom grate.
- Use of very dry wood (wood from old furniture).
- Too much soot on top of the baes (please see the section on Cleaning).
- Too much ash in the ash pan (please see the section on Ash).
Firebricks
After ring for some time, cracks may develop in the heat insulating rebricks. This does not
aect the functioning of the bricks as long as they remain in place.
If the bricks need to be replaced, the bae plate must be loosened. This is done by disman-
tling the heat shields on the back on the stove to gain access to the two bolts that hold the
cast iron bae plate. The bolts are loosened. You may now lift the bae plate so that the
bricks may be removed and new ones mounted.
When reassembling, take care that the bae plate is positioned correctly before tightening.
Gaskets
The rope gaskets in the door will need regular inspection in order to ensure and maintain
full control of your stove’s burning rate; over time the rope gaskets will harden and will be-
come less airtight, at this point you will need to remove and replace with new. Use only the
genuine Morsø gasket kit, which comes with detailed replacement instructions.
NOTE: Normal wear components (inner parts) are not covered by Morsø’s extended
guarantee.
Maintenance products (Spare Parts, Glass Cleaner, Paint, Gasket Kit, etc) are all available from
your authorised Morsø dealer.
3.3 Cleaning the stove
During normal use and sweeping of your stove and chimney, a layer of ash, soot or debris can
form, particularly on the top of the bae plate or inner reback. Any deposits allowed to build-
up over time will have an insulating eect on these parts, thus restricting expansion; this ulti-
mately result in a shorter lifespan. The chrome-iron access door 1464 can easily be removed
from the stove and should be regularly checked for debris and cleaned. You must ensure that
your chimney sweep removes all soot and debris from the stove after the sweeping process.
Your chimney should be swept at least once a year; however a regular inspection of your stove-
pipe and chimney will determine whether a more frequent approach should be adopted.
Ash
As noted above, there should be circa 1 cm insulating layer of ash on top of the grate when burning
wood only in order to achieve a high combustion temperature. Excess ash can be removed by pulling
out the shaker rod (outside of the stove) several times so that ash falls cleanly into the ash pan below.
Be sure to empty the ash pan before it gets completely full; if the ash level reaches the under-
side of the grate, air ow through the grate will be restricted and will lead to over-heating and
premature wear of the grate parts.
When emptying the ash pan always dump the waste ash into a metal container (dustbin)
where it can fully cool before being taken away by your refuse collector. Ash from a wood-
burning stove does not benet your garden as fertiliser.